Jars and plastic containers of peanut butter and jelly, 338 pounds and 10.6 ounces to be exact, were collected at Penn State York during the 2015 peanut butter and jelly challenge. Children in the after-school program at the York Salvation Army are the real winners and will have plenty of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat, thanks to the efforts of students, faculty, and staff at Penn State York.

Penn State York will celebrate its 17th annual Unity Day on Friday, April 17. A variety of programs are planned on campus from April 13-17, to encourage students, faculty, staff, and members of the York community to celebrate diversity. Events will take place in and around the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center with Unity Day festivities (April 17) from 12-1 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.

It’s peanut butter and jelly time once again at Penn State York and things are getting sticky. Penn State York hopes to have hundreds of pounds of peanut butter and jelly on campus by April 12. The Penn State York baseball team and the Black Student Union, representing students, have issued a challenge to the campus to collect peanut butter and jelly for the York Salvation Army.

Penn State York’s celebration of Women’s History Month gets started with a lunch and learn panel discussion on women’s health and fitness on Tuesday, March 17, at noon in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. Throughout the month of March, a variety of programs are planned with the culminating event, "A Women’s Fair: Beauty, Brains, and Body," set for 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m Tuesday, March 31. All events are free and open to the public.

In celebration of Black History Month, Penn State York presents “The Road to Freedom,” an informative and thought-provoking live commentary which brings to life the stories of many remarkable Black Americans in history. The program, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center, is free and open to the public.

Jennifer Nesbitt, an associate professor of English at Penn State York, isn’t just a fan of the popular PBS series “Downton Abbey,” she is considered an expert. Nesbitt, who has done numerous speaking engagements about the historical drama, is a regular guest on online podcasts recapping episodes every Monday with witf’s Fred Vigeant and Katie Lengyel. Check out the podcasts.

Penn State York's THON Committee is partnering with the American Red Cross for a THON Blood Drive on Monday, Jan. 26 at Penn State York. The blood drive is from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center and is open to the public.

Penn State Lehigh Valley will highlight the academic research of selected faculty members with two events this fall. On Nov. 10, Mark Gruskin, assistant professor of finance and accounting, will present at 1 p.m. in Room 216. On Dec. 2, Kasey Hudak, assistant professor of corporate communication, will present at 12:15 p.m. in Room 216. The events are free and open to the public.

Denise W. Streeter will join the business faculty at Penn State York as a full-time instructor in business administration beginning Aug. 15. Streeter will teach a variety of courses including business administration, finance, project management, and supply chain management. She will also advise the Business Club.

Gerald P. Schatten, director, Pittsburgh Development Center; director, Division of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will be the featured speaker for a Faculty Lecture Series event at 12:30 p.m., May 1, at the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus in Center Valley. Schatten will present "The Medical Revolution in Regenerative Medicine: Promises and Challenges of Stem Cells." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Each year, Penn State honors several members of its faculty and staff for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2014 Faculty/Staff Award recipients -- 33 outstanding University employees and one program -- reach across campuses, colleges and administrative units and exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn Staters reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.

This year, Karen Kackley-Dutt, instructor of biology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, received the 2014 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching.